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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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George W. Somers was born four miles west of Dresden, in Weakley County, Tenn., December 25, 1847, the eighth of eleven children born to George and Elizabeth (Tomlinson) Somers. The father was born in Wilson County, Tenn., in 1808, and left Middle Tennessee when a boy and came to Weakley County, where he attained his majority, married and reared his family. He died in 1880. His wife was born in Stewart County, Tenn., in l808 and died at her sons’, William G. Somers, in Weakley County, in 1885. George W. was educated in the common schools and has made farming his chief business through life. He began doing for himself in 1872, and came into possession of his present farm in 1883. He was married in the house he now occupies, November 12, 1872, to Sallie L. Holland, daughter of Needham Holland, and their union has resulted in the birth of five children, three living: William B., Georgia Lee and Needham La Fayette. Mrs. Somers was born in Gibson County, May 14, 1854. Mr. Somers is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He owns 360 acres of land, 185 of which are in the home farm.
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This family biography is one of 242 biographies included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Gibson County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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